wondering if I could be pregnant?

Question

Last night I found out from a doctor that I could possible be pregnant. She said there was a slight positive line. I took a home test this morning and it was the same "slight" line. However, I've been cramping today as if I could start my period. Is it possible that I could be pregnant even though I'm cramping?

Answer 1

Yes, it's very possible. Especially if there was even the faintest line. When I took a pregnancy test the first time, the line was so faint you had to hold it up to the light to even tell there was a line. Next day was the same thing. I waited a week and took another and sure enough that faint line was a little bit darker. I also cramped like I was going to get my period, of course it never came because I'm 22 weeks pregnant now. I would suggest taking another HPt in a few days and see what those results say. If you are pregnant, see a doctor about the cramping, even though it is normal to cramp some early in pregnancy, it's better to be safe and let a doctor know what is going on. Good luck :)

Answer 2

I'm surprised the doctor didn't do a blood test ...

Yes, you could be--and probably are--pregnant. In fact, I cramped and felt like I was 'going to start any second' during the entire first four months I carried my son! Wait a couple of days if you can, then take another test first thing in the morning. I'm betting that line appears faster--home pregnancy tests measure a hormone called HCG in the urine, a hormone that a pregnant body produces more and more of as the pregnancy progresses.

Congratulations & Good luck!

Answer 3

Yes, it is common to cramp during the first trimester, anyway. Some women have a small period in the very beginning. Depends on how far along you are. Wait 2 or 3 days and take another home test, it should show a darker line the longer you wait due to an increase in the hormone.

Answer 4

You usually cramp in the first of pregnancy as if you are on your period. If you read on the box of the test or instructions it say even the slightest color line is still a positive. Sounds like you will have a baby.

Answer 5

Oh yeah. Period like cramping is perfectly normal in the first trimester. I had cramps just like my period, so bad I took medication and wore a pad, thinking I was going to start my period. Didnt know I was pregnant until a couple weeks later.

Answer 6

what kind of dr do you have?
what Dr tells someone they could 'possibly' be pregnant? that should be your first concern!
cramping is normal, and from my experience, a line is a line. I never had a dark line when I was pregnant with my daughter

Answer 7

you are pregnant if there is a slight line . you cramp for the first month ofpregnancy me and my other 6 friend all cramped. you also cramp because 6-12 days after concieving your fetus is emplanting itself to the uerus wall.. congrats

Answer 8

10. Tender, swollen breasts
One of the early signs of pregnancy is sensitive, sore breasts caused by increasing levels of hormones. The soreness may feel like an exaggerated version of how your breasts feel before your period. Your discomfort should diminish significantly after the first trimester, as your body adjusts to the hormonal changes.

9. Fatigue
Feeling tired all of a sudden? No, make that exhausted. No one knows for sure what causes early pregnancy fatigue, but it's possible that rapidly increasing levels of the hormone progesterone are contributing to your sleepiness.

You should start to feel more energetic once you hit your second trimester, although fatigue usually returns late in pregnancy when you're carrying around a lot more weight and some of the common discomforts of pregnancy make it more difficult to get a good night's sleep.

8. Implantation bleeding
Some women have a small amount of vaginal bleeding around 11 or 12 days after conception (close to the time you might notice a missed period). The bleeding may be caused by the fertilized egg burrowing into the blood-rich lining of your uterus — a process that starts just six days after fertilization — but no one knows for sure.

The bleeding is very light (appearing as red spotting or pink or reddish-brown staining) and lasts only a day or two. (Let your practitioner know if you notice any bleeding or spotting, particularly if it's accompanied by pain, since this can be a sign of an ectopic pregnancy.)

7. Nausea or vomiting
If you're like most women, morning sickness won't hit until about a month after conception. (A lucky few escape it altogether.) But some women do start to feel queasy a bit earlier. And not just in the morning, either — pregnancy-related nausea and vomiting can be a problem morning, noon, or night.

About half of women with nausea feel complete relief by the beginning of the second trimester. For most others it takes another month or so for the queasiness to ease up.

6. Increased sensitivity to odors
If you're newly pregnant, it's not uncommon to feel repelled by the smell of a bologna sandwich or cup of coffee and for certain aromas to trigger your gag reflex. Though no one knows for sure, this may be a side effect of rapidly increasing amounts of estrogen in your system. You may also find that certain foods you used to enjoy are suddenly completely repulsive to you.

5. Abdominal bloating
Hormonal changes in early pregnancy may leave you feeling bloated, similar to the feeling some women have just before their period arrives. That's why your clothes may feel snugger than usual at the waistline, even early on when your uterus is still quite small.

4. Frequent urination
Shortly after you become pregnant, you may find yourself hurrying to the bathroom all the time. Why? Mostly because during pregnancy the amount of blood and other fluids in your body increases, which leads to extra fluid being processed by your kidneys and ending up in your bladder.

This symptom may start as early as six weeks into your first trimester and continue or worsen as your pregnancy progresses and your growing baby exerts more pressure on your bladder.

3. A missed period
If you're usually pretty regular and your period doesn't arrive on time, you'll probably take a pregnancy test long before you notice any of the above symptoms. But if you're not regular or you're not keeping track of your cycle, nausea and breast tenderness and extra trips to the bathroom may signal pregnancy before you realize you didn't get your period.

2. Your basal body temperature stays high
If you've been charting your basal body temperature and you see that your temperature has stayed elevated for 18 days in a row, you're probably pregnant.

And finally...

1. The proof: A positive home pregnancy test
In spite of what you might read on the box, many home pregnancy tests are not sensitive enough to detect most pregnancies until about a week after a missed period. So if you decide to take one earlier than that and get a negative result, try again in a few days.

Once you've gotten a positive result, make an appointment with your practitioner. Now head over to our pregnancy area. Also, don't forget to update your profile and sign up for our "My Baby This Week" newsletter. Congratulations!

Answer 9

its always possible lol